Stay Flying with WXGuard!

Your aircraft is your business; flying the world to deliver goods, move people, and reach out to new opportunities. Segmented lightning diverters are the last thing you should worry about. Standard segmented diverters wear out in rain. They require constant maintenance, costing you time and money. WXGuard Lightning Diverters are designed to withstand rain erosion and are a direct replacement for your current radome lightning diverters.

30% Thinner

Reduced RF CrOss-Section

Great Lightning Protection

Available with 3M VHB Adhesive

Design Info

WXGuard Lightning Diverters are designed to replace your existing lightning diverters and are available in your choice of four segment shapes:

Four termination types are available to match your installation. The Type 10D and 14D terminations are a low-profile design for #10 and 1/4″ 100 degree flat head screws, and the 10F termination accommodates #10 round head screws. The EDG termination provides the easiest installation option by allowing the diverter to be installed directly adjacent to a termination fastener or other grounded structure.

WXGuard segmented lightning diverters are available in custom lengths up to 45 inches long and can be abutted to achieve longer total lengths. The standard diverter width is 0.4 inches.WXGuard diverters can be applied using commercially available structural adhesives. WXGuard diverters can also be ordered with 3M VHB tape for easy installation.

Installation Guide

Testing

Several years of tests have proven that the WXGuard segmented lightning diverters with gold segments & superior substrate material withstand the most extreme environments, thus ensuring that these new diverters will lower operating costs and extend the life of your radome. Testing included:

Zone 1A High Current LightningRF Transmissivity

Zone 1A High Voltage LightningBonding Adhesion

Simulated Rain ErosionExtreme Temperatures

About SHINE

I appreciate your taking the time to become acquainted with the WXGuard product line. I attribute our success to the quality of our relationships with our customers and our global supply chain. We are proud to be a registered ISO 9001:2008 company. Since 1984, our ongoing continuous improvement program has allowed us to pass along to our customers cost effective innovations, making Shine the supplier of choice.

An Aerolineas flight headed for Ushuaia, Argentina (near the southern most tip of Argentina) was struck by lightning on approach to the airport. The lightning attached to the nose radome causing damage. From the photo taken at the airport in Ushuaia, it appears the white paint around the metal bar lightning diverter is damaged and the bar is melted. The aircraft was taken out of service as the radome required repairs. Details about the lightning strike can be found in this link to the news article:...